04/27/2022
Sal Khan makes some good points.
https://thejournal.com/Articles/2022/04/26/Sal-Khan-on-Test-Optional-College-Admissions-and-Equity-in-SAT-Exams.aspx?Page=1&fbclid=IwAR1bDQIhl4KykBfn04EzLxEQ2pKLPqFkKyEFcakAkS3sAgQM_K57U8KKbkE&m=1
Sal Khan: "I think you're going to see the pendulum swing back to requiring SAT or ACT scores when people realize how inequitable it is by making it optional. Once again, all of the advantages stay with the affluent and the people with who know how to navigate the system. MIT just went back to testing being mandatory, and I think you're going to see more and more schools do that. Because all the data shows that it is an important part of the picture — a clear indication of college readiness, which is about making sure that when they come in, that they're going to thrive, in whatever environment it is."
With the final SAT School Day of the 2021-2022 school year taking place today at high schools across the country, THE Journal asked Sal Khan whether SAT exams will remain relevant now that some colleges and universities have made them optional, whether testing makes college admissions more or less e...
